Hoover 15-year-old killed in wreck identified as Natalie Jean Hurst

The Hoover High School sophomore killed in a wreck early Monday morning on Ross Bridge Parkway in Hoover was identified by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office as 15-year-old Natalie Jean Hurst.

Hurst was the passenger in a 2008 Mazda 3 that crashed into a power pole in front of Deer Valley Elementary School and caught fire. The wreck was reported at 3:24 a.m. When emergency personnel arrive, Hurst's body was still in the vehicle. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as 16-year-old Sydney McLemore, was outside of the vehicle when emergency workers arrived and had burns to 18 percent of her body, Hoover Fire Department spokesman Rusty Lowe said. McLemore was taken to Children's Hospital, but her injuries were not deemed life-threatening, authorities said.